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--- info:mirroring [2010/01/05 10:50] – created moritz
+++ info:mirroring [2010/01/06 09:20] (current) – moritz
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 ====== Mirroring ======
+Note: Replace all //USER// with your primary user name.
 ===== Using Unison and FTP hosts =====
+These instructions have been tested on Debian and Ubuntu.
   - Install unison (and unison-gtk) and curlftpfs: <code>aptitude install curlftpfs unison unison-gtk</code>
   - Setup a local mount path: <code>mkdir /mnt/shared</code>
-  - Modify ''/etc/fstab'' to contain the fuse entry: <code>curlftpfs#user:password@host /mnt/shared fuse rw,uid=1000,user,noauto,allow_other 0 0</code> Replace uid=1000 with the number of your primary user. Get this number from ''/etc/passwd'': grep //USER// /etc/passwd. The first number is the user ID.
+  - To be able to mount the shared directory as a normal user, add your user to the ''fuse'' group: ''adduser'' //USER// ''fuse''
+  - Next, the directory must be user/group writable: ''chown'' //USER//'':fuse /mnt/shared''
+  - Modify ''/etc/fstab'' to contain the fuse entry: <code>curlftpfs#user:password@host /mnt/shared fuse rw,uid=1000,user,noauto,allow_other 0 0</code> Replace uid=1000 with the number of your primary user. Issue the command ''id -u'' to get the ''uid'' value.
+  - Sometimes it is also necessary to allow fuse to be mounted by other users, edit ''/etc/fuse.conf'' to have the option ''user_allow_other''. Add the entry if missing or uncomment it by removing the # character.
   - Create a synchronization directory in your home: ''mkdir ~/syn''
+  - At this point it is necessary to log in and out again. This will re-read the group information. Or create a fresh login using ''su -'' //USER// and entering your password.
+  - Mount the directory (it is not mounted automatically): ''mount /mnt/shared''
   - Start unison: ''unison-gtk'' and specify ''~/syn'' as local and ''/mnt/shared'' as remote site.
+===== Mirroring on Windows =====
+A good tool is provided by Microsoft, it's called [[http://www.google.com/search?q=SyncToy|SyncToy]].